Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament
| Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
| File:Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament logo.png 2015 tournament logo | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| Current location | Las Vegas, NV |
| Played | 2002–present |
| Last contest | 2020 |
| Current champion | Oregon Ducks (2) |
| Most championships | Stanford Cardinal (13) |
| TV partner(s) | Pac-12 Network and ESPN |
| Official website | Pac-12.com Women's Basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| McArthur Court (2002) HP Pavilion (2003–2008) Galen Center (2009, 2010, 2012) Staples Center (2011) KeyArena (2013–2018) MGM Grand Garden Arena (2019) Mandalay Bay Events Center (2020) | |
| Host locations | |
| Eugene, Oregon (2002) San Jose, California (2003–2008) Los Angeles, California (2009–2012) Seattle, Washington (2013–2018) Las Vegas, Nevada (2019–2021) | |
The Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, otherwise known as the Pac-12 Tournament, is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA women's college basketball in the Pac-12. After a six-year run at KeyArena in Seattle from 2013 to 2018, the tournament moved to Las Vegas, already the location for the Pac-12 men's tournament, for at least 2019 and 2020, due to the closure of KeyArena for major renovations to accommodate the future Seattle NHL team.
Seeding is based on regular season records. The Tournament has been held every year since 2002.
On March 5, 2016, the Pac-12 announced that it had agreed to extend its contract to keep the women's tournament in Seattle until 2019.[1] However, the conference ended the contract a season early, moving the women's tournament to Las Vegas for 2019 and 2020 because KeyArena was slated for a major two-year renovation and upgrade. The 2019 tournament was held at MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the 2020 edition was at Mandalay Bay Events Center.[2]
Champions
Tournament champions receive an automatic bid to the year's NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. Numbers in parentheses refer to each team's finish/seed in the tournament for that year.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Location | Most Outstanding Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Arizona State 70 | Stanford 63 | McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon | Nicole Powell, Stanford |
| 2003 | Stanford 59 | Arizona 49 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Nicole Powell, Stanford |
| 2004 | Stanford 51 | Arizona 46 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Nicole Powell, Stanford |
| 2005 | Stanford 56 | Arizona State 42 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Candice Wiggins, Stanford |
| 2006 | UCLA 85 | Stanford 76 (OT) | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Lisa Willis, UCLA |
| 2007 | Stanford 62 | Arizona State 55 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Candice Wiggins, Stanford |
| 2008 | Stanford 56 | California 35 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Candice Wiggins, Stanford |
| 2009 | Stanford 89 | USC 64 | Galen Center, Los Angeles, California | Kayla Pedersen, Stanford |
| 2010 | Stanford 70 | UCLA 46 | Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA | Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford |
| 2011 | Stanford 64 | UCLA 55 | Galen Center/Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA | Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford |
| 2012 | Stanford 77 | California 62 | Galen Center/Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA | Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford |
| 2013 | Stanford 51 | UCLA 49 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford |
| 2014 | USC 71 | Oregon State 62 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Ariya Crook, USC |
| 2015 | Stanford 61 | California 60 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Taylor Greenfield, Stanford |
| 2016 | Oregon State 69 | UCLA 57 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Jamie Weisner, Oregon State |
| 2017 | Stanford 48 | Oregon State 43 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Erica McCall, Stanford |
| 2018 | Oregon 77 | Stanford 57 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon |
| 2019 | Stanford 64 | Oregon 57 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | Alanna Smith, Stanford |
| 2020 | Oregon 89 | Stanford 56 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada | Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon |
| 2021 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Championship game results by team
| Appearances | School | Wins | Losses | Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Stanford | 13 | 4 | 2020 |
| 5 | UCLA | 1 | 4 | 2016 |
| 3 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 2007 |
| 3 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 2017 |
| 3 | California | 0 | 3 | 2015 |
| 2 | USC | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| 2 | Arizona | 0 | 2 | 2004 |
| 0 | Colorado | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 0 | Utah | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 0 | Washington | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 0 | Washington State | 0 | 0 | N/A |
See also
References
- ^ http://www.pac-12.com. "Pac-12 agrees to extension to keep Women's Basketball Tournament in Seattle through 2019" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
{{cite press release}}: External link in|author= - ^ "Las Vegas to showcase best of Pac-12 basketball with hosting of Women's Tournament & Extension of Men's Tournament" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 8, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.